Tuesday, January 5, 2010

My holiday tasks - a research on Modern Age

Modern History a history of the Modern Times. The beginning of the history of the Modern times are after the Middle Ages
The modern period has been a time of many advances in the Science, politics, warfare, and technology, and globalization. During this time that the European powers, began a political, economic, and cultural beginning to the world
In the 19th and early 20th century, art, politics, science and culture are important parts of every area on earth.
This period is also called the early modern period. This time was a time where the Europeans found the New world and began colonizing it. It also saw trade with China and other Eastern Asian cultures.
Saw the adavnces in Industrial technology. Industries were beginning to make cloths, armaments, and other useful tools the every day person needs. This industrial revolution began the modern world as we know it
The Napoleonic Era is a period in the History of France and Europe. It is also known as the fourth stage of the French Revolution, the first being the National Assembly, the second being the Legislative Assembly, and the third being the Directory. The Napoleonic Era begins roughly with Napoleon's coup d'état, overthrowing the Directory and ends at the Hundred Days and his defeat at Waterloo
The 19th Century is a time in history from 1815 to 1914
During this century, the Spanish, Portuguese, and Ottoman Holy Roman and Mughal empires start to die
Following the Napoleonic Wars, the British Empire became the world's leading power, controlling one quarter of the World's population and one third of the land area. It helped trade, and battled piracy. This time also sees the first lightbulb, Cars, railways, airplanes, printing press and other inventions
The 20th century is a time in which advancements in technology and medicine changed peoples way of life. Some advancements were in space exploration, nuclear technology, genetics, and the beginning of the information age. This was also a time of the two world wars, cold war, the fall of the British Empire and the independence of countries.

I copied it from wikipedia. Will do a summary on it later.

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